Shloka 19

Bhaiṣajya-Prayoga: Remedies for Grahaṇī, Jvara, Apasmāra, and Kuṣṭha

with Mantra Applications

Devanagari script

रजनी द्वे विषञ्चैव गोमूत्रेणैव पेषयेत् / कुष्ठनाशश्च तल्लेपान्निम्बपत्रादिना तथा

Transliteration

rajanī dve viṣañcaiva gomūtreṇaiva peṣayet / kuṣṭhanāśaśca tallepānnimbapatrādinā tathā

Translation

يُسحَقُ نوعا الرَّجَنِيّ (نوعا الكُركم) مع viṣa (مادّةٍ دوائيّةٍ شديدة) بماءِ بولِ البقرة. فإذا لُطِّخَتْ تلك العجينةُ—مع أوراقِ النِّيم ونحوِها—أُبيدَ داءُ الكُشْثا (داءٌ جلديٌّ عنيد/الجذام).

Word by Word

• रजनी: turmeric
• रजनी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• द्वे: two (parts)
• द्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (सङ्ख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन — 'two' (रजनी इत्यस्य प्रमाण/मात्रा)

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (only/indeed)

• गोमूत्रेण: with cow’s urine
• गोमूत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: गोः + मूत्रम्

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• पेषयेत्: should grind
• पेषयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पिष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• कुष्ठ: of leprosy/skin disease
• कुष्ठ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• नाशः: destruction/cure
• नाशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: कुष्ठ+नाशः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद) — 'of that'

• लेपात्: from/by that paste-application
• लेपात्: Apadana (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: तत्+लेपात्

• निम्बपत्र: neem leaves
• निम्बपत्र: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निम्ब + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद); तत्पुरुषः: निम्बस्य पत्रम्

• आदिना: and the like
• आदिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण 'आदि' (etc.)—सहकार्यार्थे (with etc.)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/likewise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Purification and disciplined treatment of chronic disease; endurance and cleanliness as supportive virtues.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s guṇas as instruments—properly directed substances alleviate suffering; compassion expressed as practical instruction.

Application: Prepare an external paste of two rajanī (turmeric varieties) with a potent drug (viṣa) triturated in cow’s urine; apply with neem leaves—only with expert supervision due to toxicity risk.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.183-1.184 (skin-disease remedies cluster: sidhma/kuṣṭha)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of kuṣṭha-nāśa (removal of skin disease) remedies in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a traditional therapeutic formula, showing that the Garuda Purana also transmits practical health-related instructions alongside its religious teachings.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; it belongs to a practical section describing remedies, indicating the text’s wider scope beyond afterlife descriptions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical traditional remedy reference; for modern use, consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner or medical professional before applying substances like gomūtra or ‘viṣa’.